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There was never anything shrinking about the confidence Glenda Jackson projected on stage and screen in her heyday. Afflicted with an uncommon common sense, her characters were defined by their sharp intelligence, independence and, yes, irritability. They were nobody’s fool, even when they wound up with the short end of…

This innovative, fast-paced production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, starring Toheeb Jimoh and Isis Hainsworth, has a beguiling intensity

Its performers will walk the boards later this month

The West End actor says the Shakespearean role has ‘the disastrous consequences of ambition’ in common with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical

The actor’s novel, Deadly Game, features an ex-SAS police officer called Harry who must grapple with neo-Nazis, wealthy Russians and Colombian drug cartels

This year's festival will showcase troupes renowned for their exceptional renditions of Shakespeare's timeless works

The Skirrid Mountain Inn is synonymous with stories of hauntings and paranormal activity. Owner Geoff Fiddler told us what it's like to own a pub believed to have ghostly residents.

Melbourne town hall, Rising festivalJulian Rosefeldt’s magnificent and exhausting film, starring the Oscar winner and Giancarlo Esposito, reverts to evasive surrealist flourishes just as it threatens to become truly angry

From Cabaret to Streetcar, the West End’s hottest director Rebecca Frecknall has a reputation for finding leads who put bums on seats. ‘I just go on my gut,’ she says